Watercolour
1897 (made)
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Watercolour copy of a tapestry representing Ester before King Ahasuerus, woven at Brussels, early 16th century, now in V&A Collection (338-1866).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour by William George Thomson, copy of a tapestry representing Ester before King Ahasuerus, woven at Brussels, early 16th century, now in V&A Collection (338-1866), watercolour, Britain, 1897 |
| Physical description | Watercolour copy of a tapestry representing Ester before King Ahasuerus, woven at Brussels, early 16th century, now in V&A Collection (338-1866). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'W. G Thomson. 97.' (Signed) |
| Object history | William George Thomson was an artist and tapestry historian. In 1906 and 1914 he wrote a History of Tapestry and Tapestry Weaving in England. |
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| Associated object | 338-1886 (Original) |
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| Accession number | 213-1898 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2015 |
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